Nowata County One-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 11 4-digit NAICS industries, 6 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 4 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Nowata County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Gasoline stations industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 41 jobs. The declines in the Gasoline stations industry make up 62.6 percent of the employment lost during the period in Nowata County, Oklahoma.

Top 4 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (41 jobs lost)
2. General freight trucking (8 jobs lost)
3. Grocery stores (7 jobs lost)
4. Support activities for mining (4 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Nowata County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Cattle ranching and farming industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 4 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Cattle ranching and farming industry makes up 57.1 percent of the total number of new jobs in Nowata County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (4 new jobs)
2. Child day care services (2 new jobs)
3. Furniture stores (7 new jobs)
4. Building finishing contractors (6 new jobs)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (6 new jobs)

In Nowata County, Oklahoma, the total number of workers for all sectors has decreased by 46 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Nowata County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Gasoline stations industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 65.3 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of Oklahoma, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 5.5 percent. The losses in the Gasoline stations industry in Nowata County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 0.3 percent in terms of employment in the Gasoline stations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (65.3 percent decline)
2. General freight trucking (42.9 percent decline)
3. Support activities for mining (31.7 percent decline)
4. Electronics and appliance stores (18.6 percent decline)
5. Grocery stores (14.8 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 3.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2005. This change is greater than percent in the State of Oklahoma, which went through a gain of 3.0 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Nowata County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Cattle ranching and farming industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 44.4 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Nowata County has grow faster than the industry has grown in the State of Oklahoma, where this industry saw a gain of 14.7 percent. The Cattle ranching and farming industry in Nowata County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 2.4 percent of the industry employment.

Top 4 Industries
1. Cattle ranching and farming (44.4 percent gain)
2. Private households (14.3 percent gain)
3. Child day care services (12.2 percent gain)
4. Office administrative services (5.6 percent gain)





About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Nowata County, Oklahoma

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Nowata County, Oklahoma can be recognized as having a medium-high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 14.1 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity demographic group, represents the largest rate of poverty with 27.1 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Nowata County, with 23.9 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

When analyzed against other counties (and parishes) in the US, Nowata County accounted a relatively low median income for households of $34,480 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 13.3 percent lower than the household income median in State of Oklahoma of $39,078 and the income level is 42.5 percent lower than the median for the rest of the nation, which is a reported $49,133.

The households that were headed by an American Indian and Alaska Native individual in Nowata County had a median income of $33,735, this was 2.2 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. In Nowata County, Oklahoma White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,760 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 3.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. Hispanic Householders in Nowata County, Oklahoma , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $26,618, which is 22.8 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 60.4 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $13,650.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.